Pupils to get free toothbrushes
Friday, March 14th, 2008Children in Wales aged between three and five will be given free toothbrushes and toothpaste to stem “unacceptable” rates of dental decay.
Children in Wales aged between three and five will be given free toothbrushes and toothpaste to stem “unacceptable” rates of dental decay.
CHILDREN will be given lessons in how to brush their teeth properly.
AT FIRST glance the idea of the Government telling children how to clean their teeth properly smacks of a nanny state. But in the case of Wales, with its appalling oral health record, not least among children, nanny statism is not necessarily a bad thing.